Kerry Katona appeared on today's This Morning to talk about how far she has come

The former Atomic Kitten singer hit headlines at the time because of the way she was speaking and while viewers thought she was drunk, she claimed it was because of the medication she was on for bipolar disorder at the time.

While the interview haunted her for many years, Kerry – who is now sober – was able to joke about it while chatting to Phil and Holly today.

When Holly asked her where she was today, she jokingly replied: “I’m on This Morning -- I’m joking, I’ve still got my sense of humour!”

"There are things where I cringe, and feel embarrassed about but I’m here to talk about not feeling embarrassed or ashamed and to reach out and talk to people."

Discussing her lowest points, she confessed: “I would take that much cocaine that I would pass out and have a fit hoping that I wouldn't wake up again. At that time, it was not long after being on here doing that infamous interview we did together, and ashamed and embarrassed.

"I was lost and didn’t know who I was as a person and I didn’t know how to make it alright. So the only way I thought was the easiest way and the best way for my children and for everybody else was if I ended my life.

"I felt so shameful that my children would grow up and see these horrific stories about their mum and I thought ‘I’m better off out of it’... so I constantly took lots of drugs.”

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She added: “But owning your mistakes is a massive factor [in overcoming this] - I could sit here and blame my mum for my childhood, blame my second husband, blame my first husband for leaving, I could blame everybody else and become a victim.

"But i’m not a victim, I’m a survivor… no one forced me to take drugs, no one forced my to get into these relationships, it was my decision. I have to take responsibility. I’m really in a good place right now.”

Kerry Katona says cocaine addiction, bad marriage and money woes made her want to take her own life